Homewood

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various minor places in England, from Old English hām (“homestead”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Homewood (countable and uncountable, plural Homewoods)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in south-central Manitoba, Canada.
3. A city in southeastern Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States.
5. A village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States.
7. A borough of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
8. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.

Derived terms

• Homewood Canyon

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Homewood is the 38902^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 567 individuals. Homewood is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Homewood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 197.